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Former Ohio State basketball star Jared Sullinger announces he will play in The Basketball Tournament

Sully will make his debut after previously coaching. #GoBucks

Over the last few years, former Ohio State basketball star [autotag]Jared Sullinger[/autotag] has participated in [autotag]The Basketball Tournament[/autotag], but as a coach.

On Tuesday morning, he announced he’ll be hanging up his coaching attire and lacing up his sneakers once again. The two-time All-American had a cup of coffee with the NBA before playing overseas the last few years. Sullinger most recently played with the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.

[autotag]Carmen’s Crew[/autotag], the Ohio State alumni team, has had a solid history with the TBT, as they took home the 2019 title. Other former Buckeyes who are on the roster include Andre and Kaleb Wesson, Keyshawn Woods and Kyle Young.

With many of the TBT games televised, it’s fairly easy to see the former Buckeyes in action. Here’s hoping the addition of Sullinger puts them back on top.

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Celtics center alum Jared Sullinger signs new deal with Puerto Rico’s Cangrejeros de Santurce

It seems to be a popular week for alumni of the Boston Celtics inking new deals.

It seems to be a popular week for alumni of the Boston Celtics inking new deals in far-flung locales. Soon after former Boston floor general Shane Larkin signed a new, four-year deal with the Turkish Basketball Super League club Anadou Efes, we are hearing rumbles that former Celtics center Jared Sullinger has also signed himself a new contract.

According to recent reporting from HoopsHype’s Alberto De Roa, the Ohio State alum has signed a new deal with the Cangrejeros (Crab Eaters) de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league.

The contract, for the remainder of the 2024 season, will add Sully’s services to a team where he will be the biggest name on the roster.

Terms of the deal remain unclear, with that organization not having shared the details.

But it’s good to see the Celtics’ No. 21 pick of the 2012 NBA draft back on the court for the first time since his stint with the Shenzhen Leopards ended earlier this year.

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On this day: Gary Payton signs with Boston; Jared Sullinger born; Chick Halbert passes

On this day in Celtics history, the Glove became a Celtic, Sully was born, and Chick Halbert left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise signed Hall of Fame point guard Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. as an unrestricted free agent. The Glove — as Payton was called as a reference to his fabled defensive prowess — was approaching the twilight of his career at age 36, but still had some high-level play left in the tank to offer the Celtics.

The nine-time All-Star was technically in his second stint with the team, after having been dealt to the Celtics from the Los Angeles Lakers that past August in 2004. He was traded with Rick Fox and a 2006 first-round draft pick that would be used to select Rajon Rondo for Chucky Atkins, Jumaine Jones, and Chris Mihm.

Oddly enough, he was greatly displeased with having been dealt to the Celtics at first and refused to report to the team, but ultimately acquiesced. He was subsequently traded by Boston with Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart to the Atlanta Hawks for old friend Antoine Walker.

On this day: Kemba Walker first return to Charlotte as a Boston Celtic

On this day, Celtics starting point guard Kemba Walker made his first return to his former team — the Charlotte Hornets — as a Celtic.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, a trio of regular-season wins took place over the last 10 years. The first of the three was a 100-94 overtime win over the Washington Wizards.

It saw outstanding performances from big man Kevin Garnett (20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal), point guard Rajon Rondo (18 points, 4 boards, 14 assists, and 3 steals, and wing Paul Pierce (15 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals). Guard Jason Terry also chipped in 16 points off the bench to help secure the win for the Celtics despite the team shooting just 30.8% from beyond the arc.

“Overall, it’s about the win; that’s what we did,” Rondo said at the time via the A.P.

On this day: Stevens, Olynyk, Pressey, Johnson, Langford debut; Rondo 24 asts

On this day, Boston coach Brad Stevens and Celtics Joe Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, Phil Pressey, Jared Sullinger, and Romeo Langford debuted for the team, while Rajon Rondo dropped 24 assists.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics head coach and current Boston President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens coached his first regular-season game in that role after being hired away from the Butler Bulldogs earlier in the year to head to the Celtics to accept his first NBA job.

The tilt was unfortunately a loss to the Toronto Raptors to start the Stevens era with the franchise, though at least a close one to the tune of 93-87. Stevens’ best performing players were forward Jeff Green with 25 points and 5 rebounds, and big man Brandon Bass with 17 points.

The game wasn’t just Stevens’ first with the Celtics.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 7

Today’s installment focuses on the 20 players who wore No. 7 over the years as of September 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 20 players who wore No. 7 over the years as of September 2023.

Former Boston Celtics big man Jared Sullinger has reinvented his game abroad

“In the back nine of his career, Jared Sullinger has grown his hair, gone abroad, gotten trim, gotten healthy and gotten better,” writes Forbes’ Mark Deeks.

Despite being a projected top-10 pick, former Boston Celtics big man Jared Sullinger was drafted 21st by the Celtics after slipping due to concerns about his back.

The concerns were well-founded. Throughout his NBA career, Sullinger struggled with his weight and ultimately required back surgery, leading to a short stint in the league.

After leaving the NBA, Sullinger found success playing in the Chinese Basketball Association. He signed with the Shenzhen Aviators and averaged 30.1 points, 16.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. Unfortunately, his health issues resurfaced, and he spent two years on the sidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Then, in 2021, Sullinger joined South Korea’s Anyang KGC, leading it to a title. He later returned to the CBA with the Shenzhen Leopards, averaging 22 points, 13.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game despite limits on foreign players’ playing time.

Sullinger’s basketball renaissance was the subject of a new profile by Forbes’ Mark Deeks, who focuses on how the onetime Ohio State star changed his game.

“More striking than what Sullinger is doing is how he is doing it,” wrote  Deeks. “The stocky interior player of his Celtics days is no more — now, following the Blake Griffin career path, he has reinvented himself as a ball-handling, shooting, skill-based face-up four man.”

“In the back nine of his career, Jared Sullinger has grown his hair, gone abroad, gotten trim, gotten healthy and gotten better. If he looks like someone else, it is because he is.”

Check out the full deep dive on Sully here.

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On this day: Allen traded for; Sullinger, Green, Gomes drafted

On this day, the trade that brought Ray Allen to Boston went down, and Jeff and Gerald Green, Jared Sullinger and Ryan Gomes were drafted.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, team president Danny Ainge and the rest of the front office traded for star shooting guard Ray Allen. Sending out a package of point guard Delonte West, small forward Wally Szczerbiak, and forward Jeff Green to the then-Seattle Supersonics in exchange for Allen and center Glen “Big Baby” Davis.

“You’re always listening when you come into a situation like this. You don’t wake up one day and look to move a player like a Ray Allen,” said then-Sonics’ general manager Sam Presti via ESPN. “Someone has to come get them and Boston did that here.”

The move of course would facilitate the trade of Kevin Garnett to the Celtics soon after, Ainge and Boston having assembled the requisite talent to convince the Big Ticket that such a deal would bear fruit in the banners department, which of course it did.

Ohio State basketball signee, Devin Royal, named Mr. Basketball in Ohio

Congrats Devin! Looking forward to you making your mark in Columbus. How excited are you to see one of central Ohio’s own play in the Schott? #GoBucks

When [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] basketball signed their 2023 recruiting class, they were viewed as one of the best classes in the country. It’s an impressive group that will arrive in Columbus shortly.

The Buckeyes have a long list of signees that have won Mr. Basketball in Ohio and today another name was added to that list, Pickerington Central’s [autotag]Devin Royal[/autotag]. The small forward was given the designation of the best basketball player in the state.

Royal joins former Ohio State stars like [autotag]Malaki Branham[/autotag], [autotag]Kaleb Wesson[/autotag], [autotag]Jared Sullinger[/autotag], and others as Buckeyes who have won the award. After winning the state title last year, Pickerington Central will try and repeat this weekend as they face off against Centerville for all the marbles.

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Just think; next season Royal will be doing his thing in a scarlet and gray uniform. We can’t wait to follow his journey.

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Ohio State basketball’s Bruce Thornton gets conference tournament recognition

Bruuuuuuuce!!! #GoBucks

The [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] basketball team had run not many expected in the [autotag]Big Ten Tournament[/autotag]. They became the lowest seed, No. 13, to ever make it to the conference semifinals.

On the way to the fourth day of the tournament, Buckeye guard [autotag]Bruce Thornton[/autotag] was phenomenal. He averaged 15.5 points, with 4.25 assists and 2.75 rebounds over the course of four games, and turned the ball over just four total times, none over the final three games. The freshman was the best player on the court for Ohio State and the Big Ten noticed.

The conference named Thornton to their all-tournament team, making him just the 10th freshman ever to be named to the team. The distinction makes it four for Ohio State, as Thornton joins [autotag]Greg Oden[/autotag], [autotag]Mike Conley[/autotag] and [autotag]Jared Sullinger[/autotag]. That’s quite an impressive list of Buckeyes.

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The Georgia native really came on late in the season, being named a captain, upping his offensive game and this was the cherry on top. Expectations for Thornton rose significantly as the year went on and he is expected to lead the squad next year in what should be a much more prosperous season.

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